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PONCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ponca mean?
• PONCA (noun)
The noun PONCA has 2 senses:
1. a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
2. the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca
Familiarity information: PONCA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ponca; Ponka
Hypernyms ("Ponca" is a kind of...):
Dhegiha (any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Ponca; Ponka
Hypernyms ("Ponca" is a kind of...):
Dhegiha (a branch of the Siouan languages)
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